Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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